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World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent greetings to the 42nd General Assembly of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa, gathering under the theme "Reaching New Frontiers: Hope and Healing.”

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay urged prayers for Nigeria in the wake of a dam collapse on 11 September that has affected one million people. 

His All-Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has noted that Easter celebration in 2025 “will not merely be a fortuitous occurrence, but rather the beginning of a unified date for its observance by both Eastern and Western Christianity.”

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade. The meeting marked a significant moment in strengthening the ties between the WCC and the Serbian Orthodox Church, focusing on the challenges facing the global Christian community and exploring ways to enhance inter-church cooperation.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Serbian Orthodox Church opened an exhibition titled, “World Council of Churches and the Serbian Orthodox Church (1948-1991): Exhibition of Archival Materials,” at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zemun, Serbia, on 3 September.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will visit WCC member churches in Serbia from 2-4 September. 

World Council of Churches (WCC) moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm delivered greetings at the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe assembly, being held 28 August through 1 September, in Sibiu, Romania.

World Council of Churches moderator Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm will deliver greetings at the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe assembly, to be held 28 August through 1 September, in Sibiu, Romania.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is mourning the loss and celebrating the life of Waldensian pastor and theologian Paolo Ricca.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay sent a congratulatory message to the Faith and Order of Korean Churches, established ten years ago by the Korean Catholic Bishops' Conference and the National Council of Churches in Korea. 

During a sermon at the World Methodist Council in Gothenburg, Sweden on 14 August, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay explored the heart of the gathering: “On the Move.” 

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will attend part of the World Methodist Conference being held in Gothenburg, Sweden from 13-18 August. 

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended sympathy to the region northeast of Athens, Greece, as hundreds of people have been told to evacuate while more than 600 firefighters try to save their homes and land. 

A delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ecumenical partners including the Middle East Council of Churches, ACT Alliance, and Caritas Internationalis met online with His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, and other Heads of Churches in Jerusalem on 7 August.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended solidarity and support to the Bangladeshi people as the nation faces a critical time of uncertainty.